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Lilium cernuum Kom.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

Bulb oblong or ovoid, (2.5--)4 cm in diam.; scales white, lanceolate or ovate. Stem to 65 cm, smooth. Leaves scattered, sessile, narrowly linear, (4--)8--12(--18) cm × (1--)2--4(--5) mm, margin slightly recurved, papillose. Flowers solitary or 2--6 in a raceme, nodding, fragrant. Tepals pale purple-red, with deep purple spots toward base, lanceolate to oblong, 3.5--4.5 cm × 8--10 mm, margin revolute; nectaries densely papillose on both surfaces. Filaments ca. 2 cm; anthers dark purple, ca. 1.4 cm. Ovary cylindric, 8--10 × ca. 2 mm. Style 1.5--1.7 cm. Capsule globose to obovoid, 1.2--2 × 1--1.5 cm. Fl. Jul. 2 n = 24*, 25.
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A bulb plant. The bulb is oval. It is 2.5-4 cm across. The scales are white. The stem is 65 cm long. The leaves are scattered. They are narrow. The leaf blade is 8-12 cm long by 2-4 mm wide. The edges are curved backwards. The flowers are single or in groups of 2-6. They are nodding and have a scent. They are pale purple-red with dark purple spots towards the base. The fruit is a capsule. It is round and 1.2-2 cm long by 1-.5 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.14 - 0.15
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

Exposed positions amongst grass and shrubs on alluvial soils and amongst slate rocks.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in thickets and grassy slopes in N China.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 3-4

Usage

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Edible bulbs leaves roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -38
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Images

Lilium cernuum unspecified picture

Distribution

Lilium cernuum world distribution map, present in China and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537527-1
WFO ID wfo-0000685016
COL ID 6PYBM
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Synonyms

Lilium cernuum Lilium palibinianum Lilium cernuum var. atropurpureum Lilium cernuum var. candidum Lilium graminifolium
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